Michigan jobless rate climbs to 9%

6:18 PM,
Sep. 18, 2013

Demario Peoples of Southfield hands out his resume to employers while searching for a job during the Empowering Michigan Job Fair held at at the Auburn Hills Hilton Hotel in Auburn Hills on Nov. 30, 2011. Michigan's unemployment rate edged upward in August 2013 to 9%, the third consecutive monthly increase as the Michigan workforce expanded as people returned seeking jobs but not necessarily finding them.